Developer tools

Build, debug, deploy and manage cloud applications – using any platform or language

Microsoft offers a comprehensive set of development tools for any developer – using any platform or language – to deliver cloud applications. Code with the language of your choice using a range of SDKs and take advantage of fully featured integrated development environments (IDEs) and editors with advanced debugging capabilities and built-in Azure support.

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Get all the power and capabilities you need to easily develop, debug, deploy, manage and diagnose cloud-scale applications on Azure, using a full-featured IDE

Edit and debug code quickly with a lightweight code editor that runs on macOS, Linux and Windows – streamlined for building and deploying Node.js and Java apps to the cloud – using serverless computing, containers or managed Web Apps

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